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MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Maria has weakened slightly as it moves northward in the Atlantic off the coast of the Carolinas.

Maria's maximum sustained winds Tuesday morning are near 75 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Maria is expected to keep gradually weakening and is forecast to become a tropical storm Tuesday night or Wednesday.

The storm is centered about 210 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and is moving north at 7 mph.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for a swath of the North Carolina coast from Bogue Inlet to the Virginia border.

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